Amsterdam at night.

Amsterdam at night. 2012.

This scene turns a quiet Amsterdam neighbourhood into a stacked arrangement of light and geometry, the cantilever hanging over the canal like a ship’s bow frozen in place. Warm rooms glow against the deep blue night, while the streetlamps flare into stars and drop thin reflections onto the still water below. The building’s sharp lines and layered balconies feel both heavy and weightless, anchored to the brick base yet hovering above the street. I wanted the photograph to hold that balance between lived-in warmth and cool architectural precision, a small slice of the city where everyday life and considered design sit perfectly on top of their own reflection.

24 mm • f/10 • 30 sec • ISO 100